Australian Garlic
Celebrating and understanding our garlic groups and cultivars
Australian White
Softneck - Non-bolting
This cultivar was selected from a single bulb and grown and developed by Roger Schmitke in Waikerie, SA, over 25 years. It was released in 1994.
General Information
International name/s: None, this is an Australian cultivar
Flavour: Mild, simple, vegetative, not complex
Storage: Medium to long.
Growing location: Mainly grown in northern SA and Victoria, Southern NSW. But also southern Victoria, Tasmania and WA.
Growing requirements: Cold temperate climate, cold winters, warm spring, hot dry summer.
Planting and harvest: Mid season
Bulb
Shape: Flat to teardrop shaped, 6-7 cm with convex base.
Skin colour and texture: Coarse white skins, sometimes with purple blotches.
Clove
Number and layout: 10-14 in two layers.
Size and shape: Larger flat outer cloves with concave inner surface, 2-3 cm tall x 2 cm wide. Taller, smaller more slender inner cloves. Note the two larger flatter cloves in the picture below.
Skin colour and texture: Tan and pale pink to white, fine tight skins that can be difficult to peel.
Plant
Size and shape: Short, wide and spreading.
Leaves: Broad, pale to yellow green leaves at 45° to pseudostem. Fold in middle.
Young plants: Germinates readily, plants grow quickly and resemble adult plants.
Matures: Usually mid-season.
Scape: None
Umbel and beak: None
Bulbils and flowers: May very occasionally produce bulbils in the pseudostem in colder climates.
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